How much does Mala Engineering Limited make?

Mala Engineering Limited reported revenue of £24.8m and a loss of £40.9k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Mala Engineering Limited have?

Mala Engineering Limited reported an average of 100 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Mala Engineering Limited profitable?

No — Mala Engineering Limited reported a loss of £40.9k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 01004648 · Incorporated 12 Mar 1971

Mala Engineering Limited

Registered name: MALA ENGINEERING LIMITED

Part of The Coin Group Limited group

Mala Engineering Limited made £24.8m revenue and a £40.9k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Mala Engineering Limited’s revenue fell 25% to £24.8m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £40.9k and 100 employees. The company is classified under “plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation” and is based in Loughton; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 43220Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Status: Active
Location: Loughton, London
Age: 55 yrs · since 1971
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The company's ultimate controlling party is K Crane.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightBoring industryCash flow filed

Revenue

£24.8m

Growth ▼25.4%

Profit

−£40.9k

Growth ▼120.8%

Profit margin

−0.2%

Gross 13.7%

Employees

100

Change 0%

Profit / employee

−£409

Revenue/employee £248k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£34.4m	£33.2m	£24.8m
Cost of sales	£32.2m	£29.7m	£21.4m
Gross profit	£2.2m	£3.5m	£3.4m
Operating profit	£70.3k	£268k	−£41.8k
Profit before tax	£71.7k	£273k	−£37.4k
Profit after tax	£53.1k	£196k	−£40.9k
Profit (best available)	£53.1k	£196k	−£40.9k
Staff costs	£29.6m	£25.6m	£17.8m
Employees (average)	99	100	100
Ratios
Profit margin	0.1%	0.6%	−0.2%
Gross margin	6.5%	10.7%	13.7%
Revenue per employee	£347k	£332k	£248k
Profit per employee	£536	£2k	−£409
Cash conversion	−161.8%	−100.8%	—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼3.4%	▼25.4%
Profit growth	—	▲269.5%	▼120.8%
Headcount growth	—	▲1%	0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2m	£2.2m	£2m
Net assets	£2.9m	£3.1m	£3m
Fixed assets	£256k	£223k	£201k
Current assets	£21m	£15.3m	£12.5m
Debtors	£15.4m	£10.9m	£9.2m
Deferred income	£2.7m	£1.1m	£1.5m
Cash from operations	−£114k	−£270k	£91.5k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −0.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 13.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £248k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£409; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.8%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 6.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 37.2%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: ▼1%; Now £3m
Cash at bank: ▼8%; Now £2m
Headcount: 0%; Now 100
Deferred income: ▲41%; Now £1.5m
Fixed assets: ▼10%; Now £201k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

The Coin Group Limitedultimate parent50–75%
Mala Engineering Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (11)

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5 Amersham Hill Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
5 Amersham Hill Trading LimitedFigures not disclosed
56 Upper Green Street LtdFigures not disclosed
65 Priory Avenue LimitedFigures not disclosed
Coin Developments LimitedFigures not disclosed
Highworth Close LimitedFigures not disclosed
Hills House Stevenage LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sparks Cafe LimitedFigures not disclosed
White Leaf Care Properties LimitedFigures not disclosed
Zimcor LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£40.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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